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Advocacy strategy: Mencap's three year plan for supporting people with a learning disability to speak up for themselves
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mencap's advocacy strategy outlines its three-year plan for supporting people with a learning disability to speak up for themselves. As advocacy becomes an increasingly important part of Mencap’s work, the strategy details the legal and policy context in which advocacy is provided. It also identifies the advocacy work being done in Mencap and the opportunities to develop and improve work. Within the strategy, the organisation recognises that there is a need for a range of different types of advocacy to meet different needs and that different types of advocacy will suit different people at different times in their lives.
Treat me well: simple adjustments make a big difference
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 52
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out aims and rationale of the Treat Me Well campaign, which is intended to transform how the NHS treats people with a learning disability. The report starts with an assessment of the earlier campaign Death by Indifference (2007), which highlighted the serious consequences of healthcare inequalities and helped increase awareness and greater commitment from health care organisation. It then presents findings of new research to find out how people with a learning disability feel about their experiences of going to hospital and the views of healthcare professionals on the quality of care. Survey results show that: over 1 in 5 think that healthcare staff are bad at explaining things to them when they are at the hospital; 75 per cent said their experience of going to the hospital would be improved if staff explained things in a way that was easy to understand; almost a quarter of healthcare professionals have never attended training on meeting the needs of patients with a learning disability and over 1 in 3 think the quality of healthcare received by patients with a learning disability is worse than that received by patients without a learning disability; almost half of healthcare professionals think that a lack of training on learning disability might be contributing to avoidable deaths. The report outlines a framework to support system-wide change, with a focus on: compulsory learning disability training; sufficient resources for staff; strong leadership for government and the NHS; making communication accessible to all; allowing extra time in appointments; and providing written information in an accessible format. (Edited publisher abstract)
Short breaks support is failing family carers: reviewing progress 10 years on from Mencap's first Breaking Point report
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 49
- Place of publication:
- London
Updates the findings of an earlier Mencap report to investigate whether recent policy initiatives have improved the availability and provision of short breaks provision for people caring for family members learning disabilities. It also examines the extent to which cuts to central and local budgets have impacted on services. A total of 264 family carers responded to a survey on short breaks provision and caring. Freedom of Information requests were also sent to 152 local authorities in England that provide social services. The survey found that 8 out of 10 family carers have reached breaking point due to the lack of short breaks. Families also felt that services they were not having regular assessments and that services were not meeting their needs. The lack of access to short breaks has also a serious impact on family carers, such as stress or having to give up work. The report includes quotes from family carers who responded to the survey. Recommendations are also made for local authorities, central government and service providers. (Original abstract)
Involve me: increasing the involvement of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) in decision-making and consultation
- Authors:
- MENCAP, BRITISH INSTITUTE OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, RENTON FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Involve Me project focuses on how to involve people with profound and multiple learning disabilities in decision-making and consultation. It defines people with multiple learning disabilities as those who have more than one disability, have a profound learning disability, have great difficulty communicating, need high levels of support, may have additional sensory or physical disabilities or complex health needs or mental health difficulties, and may have challenging behaviours. This short booklet provides a summary of the project, the 8 key Involve Me messages, and what is on the accompanying Involve Me DVD resource.
Involve me: practical guide: how to involve people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) in decision-making and consultation
- Authors:
- MENCAP, BRITISH INSTITUTE OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, RENTON FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 72p.
- Place of publication:
- London
People with profound and multiple learning disabilities are some of the most excluded in society. The Involve Me project focuses on how to involve them in decision-making and consultation. This guide to how to involve people with profound and multiple learning disabilities is partly based on an independent evaluation of the Involve Me project. It includes a description of the 4 Involve Me sites and approaches to involvement, and a summary of recommendations from the evaluation. The guide covers involvement in choice and decision-making, capacity and consent for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, the key Involve Me messages, and information about the accompanying DVD resource which contains information and materials to support the Involve Me key messages.
Housing and learning disability: the facts
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Factsheet summarising findings of research conducted by Cordis Bright Consulting into the housing situation and needs of people with a learning disability. The research carried out a survey to look at where people live now; where they would like to live given the opportunity; and what the demand on different types of accommodation will be in the future. It also explores what should be done to enable more people with a learning disability to live more independently in the community.